"She doesn't leave her son for nothing," Johnson said. "She goes to work, she comes home. First thing she does is grab and hug her son."

Shanaya was on her way to work as a home health aide at Eastern Christian Childrens Retreat - a facility for special needs children - when she was abducted, Johnson said.

A nursing supervisor at Eastern Christian said the facility had no comment.

Police released a photo of the vehicle and asked that anyone with information contact Det. Sgt. Marco Aliano of the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office at 862-849-6019 or Paterson police at 973-321-1120.

Police said Shanaya Coley was apparently abducted in her own vehicle, a 2013 Nissan Altima with New Jersey plates R74-HRX. Passaic County Prosecutor's Office